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Daryâ's simple life in mid-nineteenth-century Afghanistan is torn apart when a hateful curse by a jealous tribeswoman leaves her an outcast in her small Muslim village. She looks to her arranged marriage to the son of a nomadic tribal chief with hope that it will deliver her from this oppression; instead, Daryâ finds herself regularly beaten by her wrathful husband, and more isolated than she can bear. Seeing no choice other than to flee from her torment, Daryâ barely escapes through the foothills of the Hindu Kush.
Destitute and alone, Daryâ meets David Ingram, an enigmatic Englishman traveling in Afghanistan. Although he is a complete stranger, she joins him on his journey to Bombay—and embarks on the adventure of a lifetime. Ranging from the arid Afghan plains to the lush tropical villas of India, across mighty seas to Victorian London's fetid streets, The Moonlit Cage is an intense and sensuous story of love, loss, and redemption.
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Ken Blakeslee
reviewed The Moonlit Cage on August 10, 2011
The Moonlit Cage
Why don't more people know about Linda Holeman?! This is a terrific follow up to her earlier book, "The Linnet Bird". It picks up about 15 years later, following the story of an Afghan girl who is cast out of her village as cursed. She finds ways to survive, and ends up the traveling companion of David Ingram, whose mother is the main character of "The Linnet Bird."
While I really liked "The Linnet Bird", I found the prostitution scenes bordering on vulgar, and at times the heroine was a little on the overly melodramatic side.
"Moonlit Cage" shows a more mature approach to character development, and a more patient, controlled use of the storyline. However, the final five pages seemed ridiculously rushed.
Regardless, I still recommend both books, and I think "The Moonlit Cage" would be a great book for discussion, particularly if you've enjoyed works like Khaled Hosseini's "Thousand Splendid Suns" or Anita Diamant's "Red Tent."
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